Protests Grow in Eastern Idaho Over Bear River Report
Utah's official recommendation on the Bear River reclamation project triggers protests in eastern Idaho. Governors and mayors, along with county officials and reclamation leaders, urge study and delay, citing regional conflict and funding concerns.
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Idaho
Utah
Bear River
Clyde
Bureau of Reclamation
Congress
Moss-of-Utah
U.S. Senate
W. C. Stock
Montpelier
Alien Tigert
Soda Springs
Harold Lowe
Grace
Elbert E. Gass
Wallace
Franklin County
Lloyd Dunn
Bear Lake
Smylie
Oneida Narrows
Bureau
Cache County
Jay Bingham
Utah Water and Power Board
Wheat Growers to Hold Meeting in Montpelier
A meeting for wheat producers will be held Wednesday May 15 from 1 to 8 pm at the Montpelier city hall. Evan Koller and Melvin Bud Thomas will discuss provisions of the 1964 wheat program as it affects local growers. Bear Lake ASC sponsors urge large attendance before the May 21 referendum.
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Montpelier
Evan Koller
Franklin County
Idaho Wheat Growers
Melvin“Bud” Thomas
Franklin County Wheat Growers Association
Relative of B. L. residents dies in Washington DC
Mrs. O Horton Transtrum 52 of St Charles died in Washington DC on Saturday Burial was in Arlington Cemetery Virginia She was born November 24 1911 in Idaho Falls and survived by three children Lynne Stager Garry Transtrum and Tommy Transtrum her mother in Boise and multiple siblings from Montpelier Whitney Trans trum James Transtrum E W Roberts Eugene Rich and Chester Trans trum The Transtrum family noted Navy and government service by O Horton Transtrum and a Logan temple ceremony followed their marriage
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St. Charles
O. Horton
Louise Mulliner
Transtrum
Washington, D.C
Idaho Falls
Joseph Smith Mulliner Jr
O. Horton Transtrum
Shington University
Logan Temple
Navy
E. W. Roberts
Portland
Eugene Rich
Parker
Chester
Utah Lets Students Age 18 to 21 Attend Free Schools
The 15th Utah legislature expands public education by allowing residents aged 18 to 21 who have not completed high school to attend free public schools. The amendment aims to provide diploma opportunities under the state program while maintaining existing compulsory attendance rules.
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Utah
Final Tabulation of Idaho Non-Resident Licenses
Last year 8,769 non-resident hunters from 45 states bought Idaho hunting licenses. California led with 5,141 buyers followed by Washington 1,452 Nevada 288 Oregon 285 and Texas 54. Four hunters came from Hawaii and the non-resident license rose from 75 to 100 dollars on May 1. Before that date many residents obtained 1063 licenses at prior rates.
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Idaho
California
Washington
Nevada
Oregon
Texas
Hawaii
Yellowstone Park opens early amid space age tourist boom
Yellowstone National Park begins 1963 with Old Faithful Inn opening attended by two governors and an attorney general. Steamboat Geyser displays eruptions reaching 383 feet. Old Faithful about 120 feet, signaling a promising season for unprecedented visitor numbers.
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Yellowstone National Park
Old Faithful
Nature
Norris Geyser
Lemuel A. Garrison
Old Faithful Inn
Garrison
Clyde Maxey
Pioneer Daughters Meet at Mrs Sybil Allred Home
The regular monthly meeting of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers was held at the home of Daughter Sybil Allred. Two musical numbers were performed by a trio of Terry Byrnes Parks and Lindon Parks. Captain Edna Law spoke on the history of Mary Mole Smith and Orbie Paul led the Pioneer Midsection lesson.
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Daughters of Utah Pioneers
Sybil Allred
Terry Byrnes
Parks
Lindon Parks
Mary Mole Smith
Edna Law
Orbie Paul
Sybil Alfred Jeuen Vetony
Stevens
Paris Lions Club to Hold Annual Broom Sale May 15–17
Eastern Idaho Lions districts coordinate the Operation Big Sweep broom drive with Paris Lions Club chair Mac Monson announcing a three night sale. Household brooms cost 2 dollars and whisk brooms 1 dollar, profits fund sight conservation and community projects across the area.
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Paris Lions Club
Mac Monson
Stub
Cleveland
Lion Club
Lion District
Ihe Club
Idaho
Guidance group meeting in Soda Springs agenda discussed Gemac program
A Southeastern Idaho Guidance association meeting was held April 29 in Soda Springs with 83 members including Idaho State College staff. The program featured a panel discussion on the Gemac program used in Fielding and Montpelier High Schools, led by LaVell Ward with participants from Fielding and Montpelier schools.
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Southeastern Idaho Guidance Association
Soda Springs
Gemac
Fields i
Montpelier High School
Idaho State College
Beear Lake
Dean Morgan
Laraine Stucks
Fielding High School
John Findlay
Douglas Perkins
Spencer Hawkins
Harold Phillips
LaVell Ward
Montpelier
Fielding High Schools
ASCS Office to Open Two Saturdays in May
The Bear Lake County ASCS office will stay open on May 11 and May 18 to accommodate wheat producers. Warren Passey, county ASC chairman, urges farmers to visit to discuss 1964 wheat program details and stresses obtaining the facts applicable to each farm.
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Bear Lake County Ascs
Warren Passey
ASC
Passey
St Charles Girl Injured Falling From Flat Rack
Debra Peterson of St Charles suffered back injuries after losing balance and falling from a flat rack towed by a tractor Monday evening. First aid was given and she was transported to Montpelier by Arnin Wilkes for further care.
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Debra Peterson
St. Charles
Montpelier
Arnin ‘Wilkes
Rich County School Supt Attends National School Boards Convention
Supt. Richard L. Harmon attended the National School Boards Convention in Denver Colorado from April 27 to 30 at the request of the Rich County School Board. Harmon reports the convention was most valuable and many insights were gained.
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Rich County
Colorado
Rich: County “School Board
Richard L. Harmon
National School Boards
Denver
Colo
neMnsHarmon
Idaho seeks big fish records from anglers across year
Idaho's Fish and Game urges anglers to measure and weigh large catches, record details of when where and by whom, and obtain witnesses. The campaign preserves big fish records, noting the 37 pound Kamloops rainbow by Wesley Hamlet and the 394 pound sturgeon by Glen Howards as landmark records.
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Idaho
State Department of Fish and Game
Kamloops
Wesley Hamlet
Lake Pend Oreille
April showers boost western water storage across reservoirs
April rainfall boosted Bureau of Reclamation reservoirs in the Pacific Northwest with inflows rising and irrigation deliveries eased. Assistant regional director M Boyd Austin warned storage should cover this season but some areas may face late shortages and others must conserve to keep holdover for next year.
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Bureau of Reclamation
Pacific Northwest
M. ‘Boyd Austin
Bureau
Idaho farmers plan fewer acres for major crops in 1963
Idaho farmers anticipate a 2 percent drop in total planted acreage from 1962 with spring wheat the only major crop to rise. Sugar beets show an 9 percent increase and potatoes hold steady, while oats barley hay and dry beans follow national trends.
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Idaho
United States
AH Bay
New Ideas Gained for Rich County School District
A report notes new ideas were gained that will be of inestimable value to the Rich County school district, signaling potential improvements in education planning and policy.
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Rich County
Birth day dinner honor for Mrs Elnora Hymas in Salt Lake
A Salt Lake birthday dinner for Mrs Elnora Wilcox Hymas hosted by Mr and Mrs Gratti Caldwell drew family members from Tooele Pocatello and Salt Lake including Officer James E Hymas who flew in from Japan. Another dinner followed in Tooele the next day hosted by son Wayne Hymas. The article notes a period of legal action threat over school funding fading as state education officials released district aid estimates for the next two school years.
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Salt Lake
Elnora Wilcox Hymas
Gratt i. Caldwell
Rex E. Hymas
Pocatello
Ed Silva
McKay Hymas
Eerie Tae Doyle
Nate Mevsi Tooele
Utah
Archie Il. Adams
Grant R. Caldwell
James E. Hymas
Japan
Wayne Hymas
Tooele
Ernest D. Hymas
Department of Education
State Association of School
Engelking
Boise
State Department
Attorney General
Lloyd Eason
Welser
State Superintendents Association
Rich County Growers Sign Up for Wheat Quota Referendum
Rich county small allotment farm operators must signup by May 13 at the ASCS Rich county office to qualify to vote in the May 21 referendum on marketing quotas for the 1964 wheat crop. Those signing up become eligible for price supports certificates and diversion payments if quotas are approved.
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Rich County
ASCS
Ntm
Sheldon L. Kennedy
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
Kennedy
Spray alfalfa weevil now says Hyrum Johnson
Bear Lake county agent Hyrum Johnson urges immediate alfalfa weevil spraying due to a late wet spring. He recommends four ounces per acre of Heptachlor or Dieldrin and warns against ground use where potatoes may be grown, advising spraying before alfalfa reaches two inches.
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Hyrum Johnson
Bear Lake County
Mr Johnson
Death calls Mrs. Ethel Morgan in Logan
Mrs. Ethel Morgan died in a Logan hospital Monday evening. Funeral services will be held in Logan and burial will take place in Liberty Cemetery.
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Ethel Morgan
Logan
St Charles
Logan Hospital
Liberty Cemetery
Cold Facts Drive Clear Arguments in Public Debate
A debate hinges on verifiable details and practical outcomes. Officials cite data and dates to support positions while critics press for precise figures and accountability.
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